Medical marijuana dispensary to lead cannabis health discussion

Even as Vallejo begins to close in on efforts to draft city regulations for its medical marijuana industry, one cannabis club is focusing on the medical issues.

On Saturday, Michelle Nix of 101 North will host the first of two four-hour public discussions on medical marijuana at her dispensary.

"Canna We Talk," Nix said, will push local politics aside in favor of presentations from experts on what positive health benefits marijuana is believed to have on various illnesses. The event will also focus on changing perceptions, discuss the safety of marijuana versus alcohol, and the drug's affect on cancer, HIV, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, mental illness and more.

The event will run from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at 415 Georgia St., followed by a second event, planned for the same time and location on April 19.

On an unrelated note, the Vallejo Planning Commission may take up a draft city ordinance on medical marijuana regulation, as early as its March 17 meeting. Nix said the two events were not timed to fall within days of each other and says the topics of the two meetings are unrelated.